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Primary Venues
Cassiobury Park
Cassiobury Park Avenue, Watford, WD18 7HY Tel: 01923 226400 full venue details »Lea Farm Recreation Ground
First Avenue, Watford, WD25 9PZ Tel: 01923 226400 full venue details »Orchard Park
Gammons Ln, Watford, WD24 5JW Tel: 01923 226400 full venue details »Oxhey Grange Playing Fields
Watford Heath, Watford, WD19 4EU Tel: 01923 226400 full venue details »King George Recreation Ground (Bushey)
King George Avenue, Bushey, WD23 4NT Tel: 020 8207 2277 full venue details »Meadow Park
Brook Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5AL Tel: 020 8207 2277 full venue details »Collapse AllWatford and Hertsmere Singles - Round 9 | Thursday 6 April 2023 to Wednesday 31 May 2023 (Midpoint: Wednesday 3 May 2023)
Final Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Sousa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | WWWW | ||||||
| 2 | Arya Makuala | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | WWWW | ||||||
| 3 | Sanket Desai | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | WWWW | ||||||
| 4 | Belal Bareets | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | WLLL | ||||||
| 5 | Mark Jenkins | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | LLLW | ||||||
| 6 | Andrew Gornall | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | WWW | ||||||
| 7 | Tom Preest | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | WLLL | ||||||
| 8 | Sushil Shrestha | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | LLWL | ||||||
| 9 | Binyas Gurung | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | LLLL |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentBelal Bareets bt Mark Jenkins (May 27) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2)
Reveal CommentTom Preest bt Binyas Gurung (May 26) 6-2, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Brilliant to play against Binyas, really enjoyable evenly matched game. As the score suggests the second set could have gone either way. My only real tactic was to try and keep the ball away from Binyas’ excellent forehand. Thanks for the game. Tom." -- Tom
Reveal CommentSanket Desai bt Mark Jenkins (May 23) 6-3, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "Second set was very even, long rallies n good forehand by Mark. Thanks for the match " -- Sanket
Reveal CommentJose Sousa bt Belal Bareets (May 21) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Good game with Belal, some good rallies and managed to find a way to win the deuce matches that contributed to the result. Thanks for the game! " -- Jose
Reveal CommentAndrew Gornall bt Sushil Shrestha (May 18) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Sushil played brilliantly, particularly in the first set. He defended well at all times and made it really difficult for me. Hopefully play again soon!" -- Andrew
Reveal CommentArya Makuala bt Belal Bareets (May 18) 6-1, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Fun match with Bilal, many deuce games and intense rallies. I dropped my first service game and thought this is gonna be long day, I went on to win a 6 game in my a row. Bilal put up a better fight in the second set but I was able to just edge it. " -- Arya
Reveal CommentSanket Desai bt Belal Bareets (May 18) 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
Player Comments:
- "Rain interrupted - me to serve . First set very even with me gaining a 2-0 lead and having had several of chances to get back in the set or seal it but Sanket kept coming back. Second set I gained 3-0 which is never enough vs the good players. He made it 3-3 , got interrupted . TBC. " -- Belal
- "Managed to finish the remaining match today, very close match, could have gone either way. Unforced errors made the difference. Thanks for the match Bilal" -- Sanket
Reveal CommentSanket Desai bt Tom Preest (May 15) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Always fun playing with Tom, Good servicing from Tom today. Thanks for the match." -- Sanket
Reveal CommentAndrew Gornall bt Belal Bareets (May 14) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Great game as ever with Belal. Plenty of tight games; I just found a bit more consistency on my forehand, which was the difference. Best of luck with the rest of your games!" -- Andrew
Belal Bareets bt Tom Preest (May 11) 6-3, 6-2
Reveal CommentBelal Bareets bt Sushil Shrestha (May 9) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Player Comments:
- "The weather was kind to us as the timing we were playing it meant to rain. My body was in aching pain from a few days back thanks to some fenbid gel it got me going at the damp pitches at Eastbury. First set was straight forward I felt much better than a few days back . Sushil errors were cropping up . Second set he played much better with almost 5 2 up and at some points having had set points. In the tie breaker I came back from 1-4 down. Two aces for me in the match and the second one even the retired Mr Federer would have loved it, it had it all. Sushil is a nice chap . In terms of my performance I am close to coming to my best…!" -- Belal
Reveal CommentBelal Bareets bt Binyas Gurung (May 7) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4)
Player Comments:
- "Today marked exactly 8 weeks since I last picked up a racket. Things like Ramadan, corona, bad weather, injury and away for work made it the toughest spell in my local tennis league career off field . It was nice to be back at Eastbury. However, I was very rusty and at times out of energy due to obvious reasons. Binyas brought some spectators with him .. great fun ! I liked his forehand more less reminds me of myself when on form . First set I was 4-1 down came back to win it. Second set we had a long deuce game at 1-1 I believe but Binyas upped his game to make it 4-6. Last set I didn’t hit with much power almost was 3-0 up somehow it was so close . I think we both saved some match points at different stages. Both of us could have won. " -- Belal
Reveal CommentJose Sousa bt Mark Jenkins (May 7) 6-4, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyable and competitive game! Thanks for the game Mark" -- Jose
Reveal CommentSanket Desai v Arya Makuala (May 3) 1-6, 6-0 TBC
Player Comments:
- "Time ran out, to be continued " -- Sanket
Reveal CommentSushil Shrestha bt Binyas Gurung (May 2) 6-0, 2-6, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "It was very competitive match. Binyas played really good in set 2 and kept leading in set 3. I was lucky to win Set 3. It was very good game and good luck to Binyas for the rest of the matches. " -- Sushil
Reveal CommentJose Sousa bt Sushil Shrestha (May 1) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Good game with a lot of deuce points, Sushil made me work hard for every point! Thanks for the game" -- Jose
Reveal CommentMark Jenkins bt Sushil Shrestha (Apr 29) 7-5, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "A very enjoyable match with Sushil on a lovely spring day. First set was very even under the hot sun, the second set was also closer than the score suggests with a number of deuces." -- Mark
Sanket Desai bt Sushil Shrestha (Apr 25) 6-2, 6-2
Reveal CommentJose Sousa bt Sanket Desai (Apr 24) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
Player Comments:
- "Really tight game as often with Sanket! Thanks for the game" -- Jose
Reveal CommentArya Makuala bt Sushil Shrestha (Apr 24) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "It was light rain and the court was slippery and we could not take a risk of falling. It was good match and we will continue next week. " -- Sushil
- "We played again and could not finish. Started at 13.00 and we just finished set 2 by 15.10. 1st set was completive in the beginning but Arya won 3 games once it was 3 - 3. Second set, we were on serve and I finally broke and broken back and broke again to win the set. We both played some amazing games on second set, lots of duces, break points and game points and it could have gone either way. " -- Sushil
- "Coming back too soon after the flu I had to battle a spirited Sushil in a draining second set. Looking forward to completing this match at a later date after running out of time again." -- Arya
Reveal CommentMark Jenkins bt Tom Preest (Apr 22) 6-3, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "A very enjoyable game with Tom, thanks very much!" -- Mark
Reveal CommentArya Makuala bt Tom Preest (Apr 19) 6-1, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Tom was good player with drop shots that kept me on my toes. The windy conditions also played it's part in the match. Thanks for the game." -- Arya
Reveal CommentArya Makuala bt Mark Jenkins (Apr 16) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Player Comments:
- "Great match, with some amazing shots and angles from both sides. Well played Mark. " -- Arya
Reveal CommentAndrew Gornall bt Tom Preest (Apr 16) 6-0, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Really fun match; I had to play really well to beat Tom. If it wasn't for some ill-timed double faults, the scoreline would have been much tighter. Best of luck for the rest of your matches Tom, and hopefully play again soon! " -- Andrew
Reveal CommentJose Sousa bt Tom Preest (Apr 14) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Tom has a very nice variation to his game and a very solid and consistent serve. Thank you for a very enjoyable game! " -- Jose
Reveal CommentTom Preest bt Sushil Shrestha (Apr 13) 6-3, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "A pleasure to play against Sushil as always. The poor bloke took a terrible tumble brilliantly retrieving a drop shot early in the first set, which he gamely soldiered on through to completion but we then decided to call a halt and come back another day. Hope you’re feeling better Sushil and looking forward to resuming our game." -- Tom
Reveal CommentJose Sousa bt Binyas Gurung (Apr 9) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Very fun match. Binyas has a great forehand and im sure he is going to win many games in this league. Thanks for the game mate! " -- Jose
Final Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajay Tamoli | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | WWWW | ||||||
| 2 | Jordan Akinyemi | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | WWWL | ||||||
| 3 | Matt Kowaleczko | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | WWWL | ||||||
| 4 | Laurentiu Chisan | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | WWLL | ||||||
| 5 | Csaba Csenge | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | WWLW | ||||||
| 6 | Samuel Street | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | LLLL | ||||||
| 7 | Sivendra Gajendra | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | LLLL | ||||||
| 8 | Joe Robertson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | LLLL |
Match Results:
Reveal CommentMatt Kowaleczko bt Samuel Street (May 30) 6-4, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Good match. Hope to play again" -- Matt
Reveal CommentJordan Akinyemi bt Joe Robertson (May 29) 7-6 (10-8), 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Well played match Joe!" -- Jordan
Reveal CommentAjay Tamoli bt Samuel Street (May 20) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Well played Sam! You fought really well throughout. Score does not do justice at all to how close the match was. Well done!" -- Ajay
Reveal CommentLaurentiu Chisan bt Joe Robertson (May 20) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the match Joe. Good luck in your next ones." -- Laurentiu
Reveal CommentLaurentiu Chisan bt Samuel Street (May 14) 6-3, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Really good game on a sunny afternoon. Good luck on your next ones Sam." -- Laurentiu
Reveal CommentAjay Tamoli bt Joe Robertson (May 13) 6-1, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Thank you Joe for the game. Good luck for the rest of your matches." -- Ajay
Reveal CommentMatt Kowaleczko bt Laurentiu Chisan (May 5) 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3)
Player Comments:
- "The score says a lot about this 3 hr thriller. Both of us managed to turn the game around and defend some match points" -- Matt
Reveal CommentJordan Akinyemi bt Samuel Street (Apr 30) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Well played Samuel, was a good match that went the distance!! " -- Jordan
Reveal CommentSamuel Street bt Sivendra Gajendra (Apr 29) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Some good drop shots from Sivendra, who was very unlucky in the first set." -- Samuel
Reveal CommentSamuel Street bt Joe Robertson (Apr 26) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Good match. Some great shots from Joe particularly in the second set." -- Samuel
Reveal CommentAjay Tamoli bt Sivendra Gajendra (Apr 23) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Well played today Sivendra. Hope to see you again.." -- Ajay
Reveal CommentMatt Kowaleczko bt Sivendra Gajendra (Apr 22) 6-2, 6-4
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the match Sivendra. Good luck in the future games" -- Matt
Reveal CommentAjay Tamoli bt Laurentiu Chisan (Apr 21) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Good game Lau. Hope to play again. Nice meeting you." -- Ajay
Csaba Csenge bt Sivendra Gajendra (Apr 18) 6-0, 6-1
Csaba Csenge bt Matt Kowaleczko (Apr 18) 6-4, 6-0
Csaba Csenge bt Laurentiu Chisan (Apr 17) 6-3, 6-4
Reveal CommentAjay Tamoli bt Csaba Csenge (Apr 17) 7-5, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Thanks for the game Chubs. Good luck for rest of the matches. " -- Ajay
Jordan Akinyemi bt Laurentiu Chisan (Apr 16) 6-4, 6-2
Reveal CommentAjay Tamoli bt Matt Kowaleczko (Apr 15) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
Player Comments:
- "Great cardio today Matt! Thank you for the match. Well played to you!" -- Ajay
Reveal CommentLaurentiu Chisan bt Sivendra Gajendra (Apr 15) 6-1, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Nice to play with you. Good Luck in your next matches." -- Laurentiu
Reveal CommentAjay Tamoli bt Jordan Akinyemi (Apr 9) 6-4, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Nice meeting you Jordon. I enjoyed playing with you. " -- Ajay
Jordan Akinyemi bt Sivendra Gajendra (Apr 8) 6-2, 6-3
Jordan Akinyemi bt Matt Kowaleczko (Apr 7) 6-2, 7-5
Final Rankings:
| Pos. | Name | Played | P | Won | W | Lost | L | Bonus | BNS | Total | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armando Pires | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | LLWW | ||||||
| 2 | Sarthak Neema | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | WWWL | ||||||
| 3 | Jamie Riegal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | WWWW | ||||||
| 4 | Tony Fairbairn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | WLW | ||||||
| 5 | Barbara Carkenord | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | WLLL | ||||||
| 6 | Andrew Meldrum | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LLW | ||||||
| 7 | Ankit Jain | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | LLLL | ||||||
| 8 | Roderick Mcnamara | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | LLLL | ||||||
| 9 | Wesley Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Results:
Jamie Riegal bt Roderick Mcnamara (May 31) 6-3, 6-1
Tony Fairbairn bt Armando Pires (May 29) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Barbara Carkenord bt Roderick Mcnamara (May 28) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentSarthak Neema bt Tony Fairbairn (May 22) 6-3, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Enjoyed the match a lot, Tony. Best of luck for you remaining matches!" -- Sarthak
Reveal CommentSarthak Neema bt Andrew Meldrum (May 21) 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Player Comments:
- "A 2h 45m thriller! The match was pretty much back and forth. Andy is a tremendous player. Looking forward to playing again." -- Sarthak
Jamie Riegal bt Ankit Jain (May 20) 6-0, 6-0
Armando Pires bt Roderick Mcnamara (May 20) 6-0, 6-0
Jamie Riegal bt Armando Pires (May 20) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Tony Fairbairn bt Roderick Mcnamara (May 16) 6-3, 6-3
Reveal CommentSarthak Neema bt Roderick Mcnamara (May 11) 6-0, 6-0
Player Comments:
- "Was great to play against Roderick. We had quite a few good rallies and some deuces. He hit some killer slices. Best of luck for the rest of your matches, Roderick. " -- Sarthak
Armando Pires bt Andrew Meldrum (May 6) 6-1, 6-2
Andrew Meldrum bt Ankit Jain (May 1) 6-0, 6-1
Jamie Riegal bt Sarthak Neema (Apr 28) 6-2, 6-2
Sarthak Neema bt Ankit Jain (Apr 28) 6-1, 6-0
Reveal CommentArmando Pires bt Barbara Carkenord (Apr 28) 6-1, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Really enjoyed this match, not just the tennis, but also the short conversation post match with Barbara. Such a friendly and bright person! Wishing you all the best of luck for your remaining matches and keep in touch, would be nice to play again." -- Armando
Reveal CommentSarthak Neema bt Barbara Carkenord (Apr 26) 6-2, 7-5
Player Comments:
- "It was nice meeting you, Barbara! The match was consistent and very enjoyable. Looking forward to playing with you again." -- Sarthak
Armando Pires bt Ankit Jain (Apr 23) 6-0, 6-0
Reveal CommentJamie Riegal bt Barbara Carkenord (Apr 23) 6-2, 6-2
Player Comments:
- "Great fun, thanks Barbara and well played." -- Jamie
Reveal CommentArmando Pires bt Sarthak Neema (Apr 16) 6-2, 6-3
Player Comments:
- "Great game, really enjoyed it. Despite the final score, it was a competitive game with plenty of deuces. Good Luck for your remaining matches!" -- Armando
Results
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The results listed here include the current and previous Rounds matches for Watford Parks.
Scoring Information:
You earn one point for every set you win. Players who play three or more matches by the mid-point of the Round receive 2 bonus points and a bonus prize. Bonus prizes must be claimed within 28 days using the link emailed to the player.
Understanding the current rankings display:
Players' names, W - tally of wins, L - tally of losses, UF - tally of unfinished matches] 'n' - points won (if bonus points have been won a note to this effect is added).
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